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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
5
Hollis Takes Senate Oath as New NH Democrat
Henry F Hollis becomes the first Democratic Senator from New Hampshire since 1855 taking the oath in Washington. Senator La Follette visits the White House for the first time in over three years during President Wilsons term. Senator Gore accuses Karl Loeffler of removing a Lorimer document and the Senate will investigate while keeping the accused in its reorganization. O Gorman named chair of the Interoceanic Canals committee. Thornton yields Louisiana seat to favor New Yorks best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Hollis
New Hampshire
la Follette
President Wilson
White House
Gore
Karl A. Loeffler
Senate
O’gorman
Thornton
Louisiana
New York
Notable 19th Century Figures Inheritance News
Personal Albert Herter of New York becomes sole heir to a $1,000,000 estate from his California dying mother. Ferris A. Thompson who died in Paris leaves over $2,000,000 to Princeton plus additional bequests. Taft considered as prospective president of Johns Hopkins University, discussed by trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Herter
New York
California
Marshall
Ferris A. Thompson
Paris
Princeton University
Taft
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Board of
Trustees
Fred Kelly sets 120 yard hurdles record in Los Angeles
Fred Kelly ran a 120 yard high hurdle race in 15 seconds in Los Angeles to break the world record. In New York Bombardier Wells was knocked out by Gunboat Smith in Madison Square Garden after 78 seconds of boxing, in a famed heavyweight bout. Milwaukee reports Wisconsin will send three crews to the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie next June. Rube Marquard and Blossom Seeley wed in San Francisco after agreeing terms with McGraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kelly
Los Angeles
Bombardier Wells
Great Britain
Gunboat- Smith
California
Madison Square Garden
New York
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Poughkeepsie
Rube” Marquard
New York Giants
Blossom Seeley
Pensions for Mothers Pass. Suffrage Battle Fades
The Utah Legislature approves a bill to provide pensions for mothers while the Missouri Senate rejects woman suffrage. Federal secret service sees 4,000 applications with no vacancies as Philadelphia closes five resorts over cabaret shows. President Wilson declines Princeton board alumni seat. Bronx is a county. Niagara University alumni building destroyed for under $100,000. Eleanor Wilson learns to drive. Whitman probing two New York police inspectors amid graft. A deadly storm outbreak spans from Nebraska to Maryland and Gulf Coast states. Little Falls unrest linked to police action. Mrs Clarkson faces desertion and elopement charges. Dickinson and Lindabury clash over Steel Trust dissolution. Mayflower retained by Wilson. Mayflower use denied authority claims. Governor Sulzer fires Prisons Superintendent Scott despite Senate push for impartial trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Missouri Senate
Federal Secret Service
Philadelphia
Wilson
Princeton Board of Trustees
Bronx
New York City
Court of Appeals
Niagara University
Eleanor Wilson
Whitman
New York
Nebraska
Maryland
Gulf of Mexico
John Kenny
Herkimer
N. Y
Little Falls
Mabel Clarkson
Chicago
Conn
San Francisco
Dickinson
Richard V. Lindabury
Steel Trust
Mayflower
Sulzer
Scott
Senate
Maine Mainmast Erected in Arlington. Sioux Chief Hollow Horn Bear Dies
A compilation of diverse notices: the Maine’s mainmast to be erected in Arlington Cemetery, Sioux leader Hollow Horn Bear dies in Washington, counterfeit Buffalo nickels circulating, and various political, legal, and civic items from 1913 era including ship receipts, residency applications, and public works debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Wisconsin University
Yale
New York
Brooklyn
Jim Hall
Bob Fitzsimmons
New Orleans
Stevens Point
Wis
New York State
Bering Sea Island
W. Travers Jerome
Williamsport
Paterson
N. J
John Langton
Lockport
Daniel Burns
Sutherland
Wilson
N. Y
Henry F. Hollis
United States
New Hampshire
Gerald Mandle
Pottsville
Matthias Mandle
Bryan
Frank Lemoyne
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Jack Johnson
Carpenter
Chicago
Harriet Tubman
Moses
Auburn
Fielder
New Jersey
Public Utility Commission
Foreign President Gomez Vetoes Cuban Amnesty Bill
A sea of items from the era covers politics and war: Gomez vetoes Cuba amnesty legislation while US State Department reviews the text. In Norway an avalanche kills six teens. Oxford defeats Cambridge in the boat race. influenza rages in Vienna with 500000 cases in three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomez
Norway
Oxford
Cambridge
Vienna
Thrace
Friedrichshafen
Germany
English
Ludwig Delbrueck
Kaiser
Berlin
J. G. Hagegart
House of Commons
Ottawa
French Court of Appeals
United States State Department
Cuba
Hyde Park
London
Seattle
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Naples
Rome
Arsenal
Kensington
Pelea
Olive, Hocken
Glasgow
Pankhurst
Legislature to speed work amid loan shark reform fights
Trenton dispatch notes near 1000 bills introduced this session with most stalled. constitutional amendment battles widen rift between North and South Jersey counties as acting Governor Fielder faces scrutiny. Health board reorganization, state architect power shift, pension rules for big city police, and anti loan shark legislation promise clashes before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Jersey
South Jersey
Fielder
Board of
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Leavitt
Mercer County
State Medical Society
Grade Crossings Law After Years of Labor and Struggle
The grade-crossing act becomes law after long effort against railroads and narrow operational concerns. Senators Pierce of Unio County and allies are praised for pushing the measure, which followed a previous legislative year’s attempt and political momentum to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Unio County
Leaks Drain Trenton Water Supply Cited by Expert
L B Shoemaker of Waterworks Equipment Company estimates city water loss at three to five million gallons daily beyond what residents use. He cites numerous leaks in mains and service pipes and urged a city commission investigation to locate all leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
L. B. Shoemaker
Waterworks Equipment, Company
New York City
One Vote Defines Tams Election to Freeholders Board
Arthur J. Tams of the Fourteenth Ward secured a seat on the Board of Freeholders by a single vote after a court overturned the smaller board election. The jury bill debate continues as amendments may erode its original effectiveness, risking Senate passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Tams
Fourteenth
Board of Freeholders
Polleones
Tams
President Rea Protests New Grade Crossing Law
President Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad sent Governor Fielder a long protest about the new grade crossing law. Everyone else knew the law had passed and was filed before the letter reached him, making his protest late and of doubtful significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fielder
President Parently
Statewide Jersey items report building booms and reform
Acting Governor Field er signed the grade crossing bill. Miss L. B. Matloci elected president of the Woodbury Civic League. Mickleton school robbed of manual training apparatus. Several city officials and boards tied to Newark Burlington and Ocean City projects feature in a wide list of local actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Matloci
The
Woodbury Civic League
Mickleton
Wilson sets April 7 extra session to tackle tariff
President Wilson issues a proclamation calling the Sixty-third Congress to convene in extraordinary session on April 7 at noon. The primary purpose is tariff revision, with banking and currency reform possibly on the agenda as leaders debate next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Sixty-third Congress
Congress
Congress of the United Sn
Woodrow Wilson
United States’ of America
Congress of the United States
United States of America
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Senate adjourns extra session amid capital works pause
The Taft called extra Senate session adjourned after Wilson sent word no further communications. Capital bill work is suspended until April 7 when the session meets again. Democratic Senators adopt Patronage Committee report chaired by Senator Overman proposing to drop nearly sixty payroll positions and abolish offices to save 42000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Taft
Wilson
Overman
North ,Carolina
Kansas Bank Guaranty Upheld by Supreme Court
Justice Holmes joined a concurrence affirming the Kansas bank deposit guaranty law as valid. The ruling follows earlier Supreme Court findings that Oklahoma and Kansas guaranty laws fall within legitimate police power. A test suit by 142 Kansas banks sought to halt enforcement on discriminatory grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Holmes
Supreme Court
United States Circut Court
District of Kansas
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Kansas
Neill Not Confirmed as Labor Commissioner Nominee
The Senate did not confirm Charles P. Neill for the Bureau of Labor Commissioner at the extra session. Protests against confirmation were raised by Senators Tillman of South Carolina and Overman of North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Charles P.’ Neill
Bureau of Labor
Wilson
Neill
Tillman
South Carolina
Overman
North Carolina
Publicity law stay granted in protest of publishers
The Supreme Court halted Postmaster General Burleson from enforcing the newspaper publicity law pending a constitutional ruling. The injunction, sought by the New York Journal of Commerce, was granted by Chief Justice White, delaying enforcement until the court passes on the statute's validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Supreme Court
New York Journal of Commerce
White
White “Ey
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Assembly
State Department
Martin
Hudson County
Newark
Jersey City
Russell Sage Foundation
Jury Bill Battle
Wey
Jersey
Joseph C. Kingdon
Burlington
William Field
Galveston
Bordentown
Kunzo
Cora Corbett
Railroad Avenue
Newark Fire Board
Moore
Stevens
Ocean City Boulevard
Millville Woman’s Club
Thomas Masterson
Easton
New Jersey Central
Springtown
Lower Alloway’s Creek Township
Westville
Girlc Club
Burlington Island Managers
W. Erwin Schemerhorn
Thomas Bakers
David V. Holmes
Charles E. Hendrickson
Irving B. Maguire
Mt.Holly
State Board of Assessors
Glassboro Board of E Education
Cittanat Committee
M. Seabrook
Herbert N. Moffett
William A. Downer
J. T. Abbott
Charles Hoy
S. Huntley Beckett
William H. Hatch
J. F. Imhoff
Charles Abbott
Robert McNair
Florida Street
Elizabeth General Holberi
Elizabeth McNair
Sarah “A. Henry
Fred, Waters
Shrewsbury
Grage Cottrell
Long Branch
Waters
Red Bank
Newark Avenue
Sophie Seliskie
Elizabeth
Peter Lechtele
Peter and
Anna Lechtele
Metropolis
Kansas Bank
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